Republicans have taken control of the Minnesota Legislature in sweeping fashion. Republicans have picked up sixteen seats and now hold a 37-30 majority. Republicans have picked up at least 24 seats but there could be an additional two seats that turn GOP. Three of those races are probably going to an automatic recount. Carol Lewis lost by 28 votes. David Bly lost by 30 votes. Robin Brown lost by 75 votes.

In all, 32 incumbents lost on Tuesday. Every single one of them is a member of the DFL Party.

About the blogger

Tom Scheck has covered politics and state government for more than ten years for MPR News. He’s covered several gubernatorial campaigns, two statewide recounts, the presidential bids of Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann, U.S. Senate races, close Congressional contests and the Minnesota Legislature. He lives in Falcon Heights with his wife, son and dog. He can sometimes be found chasing a white ball on a golf course. It isn’t a straight walk. Tips are welcome at tscheck@mpr.org

Humm… you only post the DFL losers. Not GOP winners. Your focus, shock at the situation, wouldn’t expose a bias would it? Kinda like NPR’s firing of Juan Williams. No bigotry there, right? Here’s hoping your federal funding is the first thing to go.

Jamie

I see bias of a different sort, that comes from a history of MPR, in particular Tom Scheck, showing signs of leaning to the right. I haven’t read everything above, but twice Scheck writes “every single one of them is a DFL party member.” That emphasis sounds like something other than straight reporting. Is it perhaps rejoicing?

I think the news media are partly responsible for creating this current situation, by reporting on the possiblity of Republicans taking over like it was a foregone conclusion months ago, and by reporting on the Tea Bags like they were anything but a bunch of mis- and under-informed extremists, much of whose platform is based on lies.

Grow up Jamie – your side got hammered. BHO is a false god and he took even Minnesota liberals down with him. Only you and the morons at PMSNBC still think the Tea Party are extremists. You and their other 2 viewers will just have to grow up and admit you don’t speak for the majority of Americans – or even anything but a ever-decreasing minority.